“It is not easy to find happiness in ourselves, and yet it is not possible to find it elsewhere.” ~ Agnes Repplier We are all looking for happiness — that’s part of the program with which we enter this life — and each of us is alone responsible for finding Joy in living. Odd then, […]
No matter what is happening in your life, it is possible to pause for a moment and remember that you are literally surrounded by immense & stunning Beauty in every single instant of your everyday existence … Children have yet to forget this Truth, and yet we adults who have are allowed to remember it […]
If we can Love a child even when he is afraid of the dark, then why not also a man when he is afraid of the Light? (inspired by Plato)
Word spread across the countryside about the wise Holy Man who lived in a small house atop the mountain. A man from the village decided to make the long and difficult journey to visit him. When he arrived at the house, he saw an old servant inside who greeted him at the door. “I would […]
Sometimes children remind us of facts we have long since forgotten: “No matter how hard you try, you can’t baptize cats.” ~ unknown child … and sometimes they remind us of Truths we need to remember: “Love is foolish…but we still need to try it sometimes.” ~ Floyd (age 9) … When I am around […]
This is simply too GOOD not to share … I won’t wish you all a 2015 completely free from pain — after all, that’s impossible. What I DO wish for you all is a 2015 in which you immerse yourself so deeply in serving & caring for those around you that your pains become but […]
“Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin.” ~ Mother Teresa
“We shall not want to be the same as others and we shall not want others to be the same as us. Rather, we remember that life is here for us to shine radiantly in all of our differences … It is never conformity that we need. What we need is to have the courage […]
“This place where you are right now, God has circled on a map for you.” ~ Hafiz We cannot clearly see our current Moment without knowing where we have been, & we cannot truly know where we have been without pausing long enough to re-cognize where we are headed … And where we are headed […]
“I sat there and forgot and forgot until what remained was the river that went by, and I who watched. Eventually the watcher joined the river, and there was only one of us. I believe it was the river.” ~ Norman McLean I sat there and forgot and forgot — and cared and cared — […]
You may not know this, my Friends, but each and every one of you are living an absolutely EPIC adventure … Each & every one of you is tempted every day to take care of yourself first & foremost — to strive for wealth & comfort & pleasure & power (even if it means hurting […]
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